by Theresa Larson | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Podcast 2
We’re so excited to have Sharon Moscowitz, Manager of Mass Participation programs at the USA Rugby National Office. Sharon works to get grass-roots rugby programs up and running and driving growth of non-contact, youth and partner-supported rugby throughout the US by focusing on removing barriers to play.
In addition, she’s a Strength and Conditioning coordinator for the USA Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team.
She has been working in various sport and fitness industry roles for 15 years and is deeply passionate in helping to grow the world of educated fitness professionals and intelligent strength and conditioning for all.
In this interview we’re talking about:
- Sharon’s history and how she got started working with the Adaptive Community
- The role that interaction plays in eliminating barriers
- Ways that the fitness community can grow to meet the need for Adaptive Athlete strength and conditioning
- Sharon’s “new normal” when she moved from the law-enforcement community to work with USA Rugby
- The lessons that Piikea and Megan have learned during their work in the Adaptive Community
- and so much more!
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Sharon’s Bio
Originally a Philadelphia native, Sharon moved to the Denver area in May 2017 with her wife, Katie, and two dogs. She is solar-powered and loves an enthralling book almost as much as she loves musical theatre and the sound of a full orchestra tuning their instruments just before a performance. In Denver, Sharon is the full-time Manager of Mass Participation Programs at USA Rugby’s National Office, driving growth of non-contact, youth and partner-supported rugby throughout the US by focusing on removing barriers to play. She is the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the USA Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic program, a Curriculum Writer and National Presenter for National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA), writing and instructing workshops in areas of strength and conditioning, group exercise and specialty fitness instructor certifications throughout the US. Sharon is a Strength and Conditioning Educator for World Rugby and is formerly a SWAT Operator and SWAT Fitness Training Coordinator for Jefferson County, West Virginia. She also holds her CrossFit Level 2 among other CF and fitness related certifications and still moonlights at Prospect CrossFit. Sharon has a B.A. from Northeastern University and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from Northern Illinois University with an additional graduate certificate in Adapted Physical Education. She has been working in various sport and fitness industry roles for 15 years and is deeply passionate in helping to grow the world of educated fitness professionals and intelligent strength and conditioning for all.
Season 2 is sponsored by Adaptive Sports Connection whose mission is to empower children, adults, and veterans with physical and cognitive challenges through sports and therapeutic outdoor recreation.
by Theresa Larson | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Podcast 2
Meet Ray Fernandez: Black Belt, CrossFit Seminar Staff for Adaptive and Injured Athletes, certified Level II CrossFit coach, CrossFit Kids instructor, USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach and Co-Owner of CrossFit 1904.
Ray attributes his current path to his work at a nursing home, where he worked his way up from a dishwasher to a line cook. But at the time, he couldn’t see himself being a cook. So he stepped into a position in Maintenance, where he applied his knowledge of functional movement and living. After about 8 years, he re-evaluated where he was and decided that he wanted to pursue a career in the fitness industry as a strength and conditioning coach.
In this interview we’re talking about
- How to make money doing what you love
- How Ray got his start working with the Adaptive community
- How he programs for his Adaptive athletes and how that programming was developed
- The importance of connection and community and how to cultivate that
- How passion leads him in his every day life
….and so much more!
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Season 2 is sponsored by Adaptive Sports Connection whose mission is to empower children, adults, and veterans with physical and cognitive challenges through sports and therapeutic outdoor recreation.
by Theresa Larson | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog, Podcast 2
Welcome to season 2 of My New Normal! We’ve got our own “new normal” with new hosts, Dr. Megan Graff and Piikea, who both work with our Adaptive Athletes. In this episode, we’re interviewing Dr. T and getting updates on her new projects, life, and all things adaptive.
In this episode you’ll learn:
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- The theme of this season “No Human Left Behind”
- An introduction to your new hosts
- How movement heals
- Lessons learned from Season 1
- How shifting your perspective can change your life
- Dr. T’s prescription for finding your new normal
- …and so much more!
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Find out more about Dr. T and view her contact information here.
Season 2 is sponsored by Adaptive Sports Connection whose mission is to empower children, adults, and veterans with physical and cognitive challenges through sports and therapeutic outdoor recreation.
by Theresa Larson | Jul 3, 2019 | Blog, Podcast
US Army retired Major General Malcolm Frost has been supporting the physical fitness of soldiers because of his relationship with Pain. As a Westpoint cadet, General Frost suffered a couple of injuries by playing collegiate soccer and it has changed how he sees physical fitness.
Retired Major General Malcolm Frost led all initial military training and public affairs for the over 1.5M members of the United States Army with organizational budgets in excess of $538M. General Frost has over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, media relations, crisis and risk management, and leader development. He also possesses significant experience and skills in the areas of change management, strategic and operational planning, and keynote speaking.
- Places where General Frost was stationed during his US Army career
- How General Frost’s time at Westpoint looked like
- Holistic Health and Fitness and Army Combat Fitness Test
- Dr. T’s story about his first gunnery Sargeant
- Understanding that everyday is a New Normal
- What are the 3 P’s
- How injuries shaped General Frost’s in understanding physical fitness
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by Theresa Larson | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Podcast
When you start working out at age 13 and started CrossFit at 23, what would you do? Anders Varner chose to work with adaptive individuals, start a gym of his own and use his voice as a guiding light for individuals to have inspiration.
Anders is the host of the Barbell Shrugged Podcast and the Director of Media for the Shrugged Collective. Previously, he was the co-founder of CrossFit Pacific Beach. On this episode, we talked about these
- The story behind how the My New Normal name
- Why did Anders end up in California
- On opening his own CrossFit training gym
- Working with adaptive athletes and coaching the Wolfpack
- Running an online company
- How his voice impacts a lot of people in the gym
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